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Dunlap Livestock Auction

Name: Dunlap Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-22

Feeder Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Fri, Mar 22

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2155

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Receipts

1,839 head

▼ 79 vs last sale 1,918▲ 48 vs year ago 1,791 · +2.7%

Also sold hereSpecialSat Jun 7, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Calf/Yearling & Replacement Heifer Sale. No comparison today, as the last sale was Preconditioned cattle. Upward trend noted on light cattle, despite CME feeder cattle futures showing 4.00 lower today. Many load lots of both steers and heifers over 700 lbs, along with plenty of smaller strings in the offering. Demand good with a lot of interest in the beef cross cattle.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $295.07/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −122.36 against this barn's trailing median of $417.42.

Average price

$295.07

95 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$33.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.05

vs IA average

+17.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	298.22	1,658	86
Medium and Large 1-2	580	265.00	1,537	9thin

One grade step is worth $33.22/cwt here — about $121 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale95 hd

295.07

—

IA average6 barns · 1,264 hd

291.02

+4.05

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

+17.85

This barn, trailing median17 sales

417.42

−122.36

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

17 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $464.60, low $372.86, median $417.42 across 17 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

47 lots · USDA AMS · Dunlap Livestock Feeder Cattle - Dunlap, IA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,221	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,318	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	388.26/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,658	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,501	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	335.44/cwt	335.00–336.00	1,543	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	366.52/cwt	352.50–370.50	1,913	50
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	333.21/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,773	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	338.98/cwt	319.00–352.00	1,946	26
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	593	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,809	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,807	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	309.69/cwt	309.50–310.50	2,072	61
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	263.90/cwt	253.00–272.00	1,916	17
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	787	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,093	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	253.08/cwt	252.00–255.50	2,070	50
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	881	244.48/cwt	238.25–248.00	2,154	257
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,184	76
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	2,318	32
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	355.54/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,490	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,349	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	307.28/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,469	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	312.73/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,626	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	294.64/cwt	289.00–301.00	1,665	69
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,537	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	264.29/cwt	263.50–265.00	1,617	23
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	262.82/cwt	245.00–268.00	1,740	37
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,639	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	245.81/cwt	239.00–247.50	1,802	110
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	763	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,885	52
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	239.70/cwt	232.00–248.00	1,853	278
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	810	234.16/cwt	233.25–235.00	1,897	29
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	829	230.83/cwt	223.50–232.25	1,914	139
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	219.80/cwt	219.75–221.00	1,956	76
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	934	206.78/cwt	205.50–209.00	1,931	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	403	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,209	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,570	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	522	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,535	4
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,638	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,728	22
Beef/Dairy Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,718	11
Beef/Dairy Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	231.25/cwt	231.25–231.25	1,811	44
Beef/Dairy Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	843	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,914	14
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,409	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,310	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	641	254.25/cwt	254.25–254.25	1,630	29
Beef/Dairy Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,562	11
Beef/Dairy Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	224.75/cwt	224.75–224.75	1,704	43
Beef/Dairy Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	832	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,635	13

This sale against other markets

Iowa weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Iowa auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Dunlap Livestock Feeder Cattle - Dunlap, IA

Fri Mar 22, 2024

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Receipts 1,839Last week 1,918Year ago 1,791

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	390.00	390.00
15	400–450	427	370.00–400.00	388.26
50	500–550	522	352.50–370.50	366.52
26	550–600	574	319.00–352.00	338.98
61	650–700	669	309.50–310.50	309.69
17	700–750	726	253.00–272.00	263.90
7	750–800	787	266.00	266.00
50	800–850	818	252.00–255.50	253.08
257	850–900	881	238.25–248.00	244.48
76	900–950	910	240.00	240.00
32	950–1000	960	241.50	241.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	366	360.00	360.00
8	400–450	432	347.50	347.50
7	450–500	460	335.00–336.00	335.44
12	500–550	532	327.50–335.00	333.21
3	550–600	593	305.00	305.00
10	600–650	621	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	630	260.00	260.00
22	650–700	667	259.00	259.00
11	700–750	710	242.00	242.00
44	750–800	783	231.25	231.25
14	800–850	843	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	516	273.00	273.00
29	600–650	641	254.25	254.25
11	650–700	676	231.00	231.00
43	750–800	758	224.75	224.75
13	800–850	832	196.50	196.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	560	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	419	350.00–357.50	355.54
17	450–500	478	300.00–332.50	307.28
17	500–550	520	300.00–320.00	312.73
69	550–600	565	289.00–301.00	294.64
23	600–650	612	263.50–265.00	264.29
37	650–700	662	245.00–268.00	262.82
110	700–750	733	239.00–247.50	245.81
278	750–800	773	232.00–248.00	239.70
139	800–850	829	223.50–232.25	230.83
76	850–900	890	219.75–221.00	219.80
8	900–950	934	205.50–209.00	206.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	427	316.00	316.00
9	550–600	580	265.00	265.00
3	650–700	683	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
52	750–800	763	247.00	247.00
29	800–850	810	233.25–235.00	234.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	436	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	403	300.00	300.00
4	500–550	522	294.00	294.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.